LATIN
Ab extra, from without
Ab initio, from the beginning
Ad captandum vulgus, for the sake of pleasing the crowd
Ad infinitum, endlessly
Ad interim, in the meanwhile
Ad libitum, at pleasure
Ad nauseam, to the point of disgust
Ad rem, to the matter in hand
Ad valorem, according to the value
A fortiori, all the more surely
Alma mater, fostering mother
Alter idem, another precisely similar
Anno Domini, in the year of our Lord
A posteriori, from facts back to principles
A priori, from principles to facts
Argumentum ad hominem, an appeal to interests rather than to reason
Bona fide, in good faith
Cui bono, who benefits by it
De facto, on the basis of facts
De novo, anew
Deo gratias, thanks to God
Deo volente, with God’s consent
De profundis, out of the depths
Dramatis personæ, the actors in a play
Ecce homo, behold the man
E pluribus unum, one composed of many
Ergo, therefore
Esto perpetua, let it endure forever
Et cetera, and so on
Ex cathedra, with high authority
Ex officio, by virtue of his office
Ex parte, partisan
Ex post facto, after the deed is done
Ex tempore, on the impulse of the moment
Gloria in excelsis, Glory in the highest
Ibid, in the same place
Id est, that is
Idem, the same
Item, also
In articulo mortis, at the point of death
In extenso, at full length
In extremis, in the last extremity
In loco, in the proper place
In medias res, in the midst of things
In memoriam, to the memory of
In perpetuum, forever
In re, in the matter of
In statu quo, in the former state
In toto, completely
In transitu, in passing
Ipsissima verba, the very words
Ipso facto, by virtue of that very fact
Jubilate Deo, rejoice in the Lord
Jus gentium, the law of nations
Labor omnia vincit, labor overcomes every difficulty
Lapsus linguæ, a slip of the tongue
Lis pendens, the pending suit
Magnum opus, a great work
Mala fide, in an underhanded way
Meum et tuum, mine and thine
Mirabile dictu, wonderful to be told
Modus operandi, manner of operation
Multum in parvo, much in little
Ne plus ultra, nothing better
Nil desperandum, no need to despair
Nolens volens, whether he will or not
Non sequitur, it does not follow
Nota bene, mark well
Omnes, all
Paterfamilias, the head of a household
Pater noster, Our Father
Particeps criminis, a sharer in the crime
Peccavi, I have erred
Per annum, by the year
Per capita, by the head
Per centum, by the hundred
Per contra, contrariwise
Per diem, by the day
Per se, intrinsically
Pro bono publico, for the public good
Pro et con, for and against
Pro rata, an equal division
Pro tanto, to a certain extent
Pro tempore, for the time being
Quantum libet, as much as you please
Quid pro quo, an equivalent
Quod vide, which see
Requiescat in pace, peace to his spirit
Scripsit, he wrote it
Semper felix, always fortunate
Semper fidelis, always faithful
Semper eadem, always the same
Seriatim, in sequence
Serus in cœlum redeas, after living for a long time may you enter heaven
Sine cura, without care
Sine die, without a day appointed
Sine qua non, an indispensable prerequisite
Status quo, the current situation the existing condition
Sub rosa, secretly, confidentially
Sui generis, unique
Summum bonum, the highest good
Tempus fugit, time flies
Terra firma, the solid earth
Tuum est, it is your own
Una voce, unanimously
Ut infra, as stated below
Ut supra, as stated above
Verbatim, word for word
Versus, against
Via, by the way of
Vice versa, the terms being exchanged
Vi et armis, by main force
Viva voce, by the living voice
Vox populi est vox Dei, the voice of the people is the voice of God